Mozzarella Spaghetti With Peas Bacon Recipes

MOZZARELLA SPAGHETTI WITH PEAS & BACON

Steps:

• Place foil on a baking sheet. Lay the bacon out on the foil and bake in 350 degree oven until crisp. Remove and chop into pieces.
• Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water until el dente. Add the peas in about the last 5 minutes and drain.
• In a sauce pan add the butter and let melt. Whisk in the flour and cook until browned about 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in the heavy cream. Stir in the lemon zest . Stir in the Mozzarella cheese.
• Once the cheese melts stir bacon. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Add the nutmeg. Stir in the spaghetti and peas and serve immediately.

PASTA WITH BACON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Place ricotta, parmesan, butter, salt and pepper in a large bowl. set aside. Fry bacon in skillet til crisp. Transfer bacon to paper plate to drain, crumbling once cooled. Reserve pan and bacon grease.
• To the bacon pan, add onion and cook about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Transfer onion mixture to cheese mixture.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water. When it is just 1 minute till done, add peas to water.
• Reserving 1 cup of pasta/pea water, drain pasta and peas. Add half of the pasta water to the cheese mixture along with the lemon juice and mix till smooth.
• Add pasta and peas to the cheese mixture and toss to coat, adding more reserved water as necessary to moisten pasta. Stir in bacon bits, adjust seasoning, and serve.